Moichaō μοιχάω
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| μοιχάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | moichaō |
| Strong's number | G3429 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to commit adultery |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Moichaō (Greek μοιχάω, Strong's G3429) is a Greek verb meaning “to commit adultery”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μοιχάω, -ῶ
(= cl. μοιχεύω), [in LXX (mid., absol. and with accusative, with party of either sex as subj.) : Jer.3:8 5:7 7:9 9:2 23:14 29:23, Eze.16:32 23:37, 43 (נָאַף) * ;]
to commit adultery with: with accusative, fem. In NT always mid, in same sense; of the man : absol., Mat.5:32 19:9 (WH, txt., R, mg., om.); before ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, Mrk.10:11; of the woman: Mrk.10:12.†
(AS)
(= cl. μοιχεύω), [in LXX (mid., absol. and with accusative, with party of either sex as subj.) : Jer.3:8 5:7 7:9 9:2 23:14 29:23, Eze.16:32 23:37, 43 (נָאַף) * ;]
to commit adultery with: with accusative, fem. In NT always mid, in same sense; of the man : absol., Mat.5:32 19:9 (WH, txt., R, mg., om.); before ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, Mrk.10:11; of the woman: Mrk.10:12.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | committeth adultery (3), commit adultery (1), doth commit adultery (1), she committeth adultery (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | commits adultery (3), she commits adultery (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Moichaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 5:32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Matthew 19:9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
Mark
- Mark 10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
- Mark 10:12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).